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Forward Deployed Engineer

Treeswift · New York Office · Remote

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About Treeswift

Treeswift utilizes robotic and machine learning technology to build forestry tools. Backed by Convective Capital.

About the role

The forward deployed engineering role focuses on implementing and integrating our technology into customer operations; in this role you will – Embed with our customers to deeply understand their challenges, how our technology can support them and where gaps exist. You will frequently meet the customer at their location to see their field and office workflows in-person. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 4+ years of professional experience
  • Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and excitement to work in an extremely high-autonomy role in an early stage environment
  • Excellent communicator across a wide breadth of stakeholders. You are comfortable giving a training to a large group of users one-minute and preparing a presentation for a room full of executives the next
  • Experience in a highly technical environment, such as software development, robotics, engineering or finance. You are comfortable coding in python and contributing to web application development, as well as quickly coming up to speed on new technical concepts
  • Nice-to-have, but not required
  • More extensive technical experience with data pipelines, embedded systems or machine learning
More about this role

In the face of rising threats, increasing pressure on affordability, and unprecedented demand for power, Treeswift empowers energy companies to modernize their field work to meet the growth and challenges ahead.

We build physical AI for the field worker: whether on foot or in a vehicle, our technology is an ironman suit for engineers, linemen, and vegetation crews: same worker, same boots on the ground, now operating at 10x productivity. Our platform is powered by cutting edge hardware, sensors (LiDAR, camera, etc…), AI and software designed to revolutionize work in the toughest environments.

Our technology has enabled our customers to reduce wildfire risk, regulatory and outage risk from vegetation, avoid delays and cost overruns in new construction, and accelerate recovery from severe storms.

To tackle this challenge, we are bringing together a team of mission-driven experts with deep industry experience in robotics (Penn, Caltech, CMU) and enterprise software development (Palantir, Stripe, Oracle, MongoDB). We have raised funding from leading investors including Penny Pritzker’s Inspired Capital.

We are headquartered in midtown Manhattan, with additional offices in San...

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